Fender - Acoustasonic Standard Telecaster Honey Burst

It’s not every day that a Telecaster decides to blur the lines between wood and electricity. With the Acoustasonic Standard Telecaster, Fender has clearly called upon an architect, a luthier and a mad scientist to design an instrument that seduces as much as it intrigues. Its hollow body and solid spruce top are nothing like a classic electric guitar, but its playing comfort is as familiar as it gets. It allows you to go from a clear, woody sound to a fat growl with a simple turn of the potentiometer, all with disconcerting ease.

The entrails of the beast house a microphone system that could give a sound engineer the cold sweats in the middle of a development meeting. Between the Fishman piezo under the bridge and the Acoustasonic Shawbucker humbucker, anything is possible: a crystalline arpeggio, a percussive rhythm or even an inspiring crunch. The combination of the two sound sources is done in the blink of an eye thanks to an intuitive Blend control. So you can juggle between the softness of an acoustic and the bite of an electric without ever putting your instrument down.

In terms of ergonomics, Fender has not forgotten the hours spent playing without seeing the time pass. The nyatoh neck, with a Modern Deep C profile, ensures a very comfortable grip. The asymmetrical rosewood bridge contributes to the sound rendering by adding a touch of welcome harmonic warmth. And to further refine your setup, the Micro-Tilt system lets you adjust the action with surgical precision. In short, everything is designed so that you only have one thing in mind: to play a little longer.